Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear war
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to fulfill Moscowโs goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against a deeper involvement in the fighting, saying that itโs fraught with the risk of a global nuclear conflict.
Putting Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not 'ruled out' in the future, French leader says
French President Emmanuel Macron says sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not โruled outโ in the future after the issue was debated at a gathering of European leaders in Paris, as Russiaโs full-scale invasion grinds into a third year.
Ukraine says Russia refuses to turn over the bodies of military plane crash victims
A Ukrainian intelligence official says his country has repeatedly asked Russia to hand over the bodies of scores of prisoners of war who Moscow claimed were killed in the downing of a Russian military transport plane by Ukrainian forces.
For Putin, winning reelection could be easier than resolving the many challenges facing Russia
President Vladimir Putin is likely to win another six-year term easily in an election expected in March, using his sweeping grip on Russiaโs political scene to extend his tenure of over two decades in power.
Putin claims without proof that airport riots targeting Israelis were staged from Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to deflect blame from the Kremlin for a riot in the southern region of Dagestan that targeted a flight from Israel, charging without evidence that Ukrainian agents of Western spy agencies were behind the rampage.
Putin says he won't renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has
Russian President Vladimir Putin says a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea wonโt be restored until the West meets Moscowโs demands on its own agricultural exports.
China's Xi calls for patience as Communist Party tries to reverse economic slump
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a deepening economic slump and said the Westโs pursuit of material wealth led to โspiritual poverty.โ.
US progress in HIV fight continues to trail many other rich nations
New HIV infections continue to ebb only modestly in the United States, while many other wealthy Western nations have posted steep reductions, thanks to more successful efforts overseas to promptly diagnose and treat the virus and promote the HIV prevention pill, PrEP.
TikTok updates content rulebook as pressure from West builds
TikTok has rolled out updated rules and standards for content and users as it faces increasing pressure from Western authorities over concerns that material on the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app could be used to push false information.
Several questioned in Croatia over oligarchโs missing yacht
Croatian police have brought in for questioning several people over the disappearance last October of a luxury yacht from an Adriatic Sea marina where it was held as part of Western sanctions imposed on oligarchs with links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
UN rights body rejects Western bid to debate Xinjiang abuses
In a close diplomatic victory for China, the U.N.โs top human rights body has voted down a proposal from Britain, Turkey, the United States and other mostly Western countries to hold a debate on alleged rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Chinaโs western Xinjiang region.
World opinion shifts against Russia as Ukraine worries grow
The tide of international opinion appears to have decisively shifted against Russia, as a number of non-aligned countries joined the United States and its allies in condemning Russiaโs war in Ukraine and its threats to the principles of the international rules-based order.
China envoy vows 'fight' over alleged Xinjiang rights abuses
An envoy from Chinaโs Xinjiang province says Chinese authorities are ready for a โfightโ with โanti-Chinaโ critics in the West and elsewhere over allegations of rights abuses in the anti-extremism campaign against Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups in the region.
Houstonโs own Isaiah Washington chats directorial debut โCorsicanaโ and how you can attend the filmโs red carpet premiere
Isaiah joined us in studio with his castmates Lew Temple, Major Dodge and Thomas Q. Jones to chat about the film and its premiere, which is happening right here in Houston.
China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia
Russian ally Serbia has taken delivery of a sophisticated Chinese anti-aircraft system in a semi-secret operation this weekend, amid Western concerns that an arms buildup in the Balkans at the time of the war in Ukraine could threaten the fragile peace in the region.
90-day countdown begins for return of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Get ready to boot, scoot and boogey at NRG Stadium soon because a beloved Texas tradition is coming back, and hopefully, better than ever. Tuesday marks the official kickoff of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's โ90 Days โtil 90 Yearsโ celebration.